Respectability, morality and disgust in the night‐time economy: exploring reactions to ‘lap dance’ clubs in England and Wales

摘要: The night‐time economy is often described as repelling consumers fearful of the ‘undesirable Others’ imagined dominant within such time‐spaces. In this paper we explore by describing attitudes towards, and reactions to, one particularly contentious site: ‘lap dance’ club. Often targeted campaigners in England Wales a source criminality anti‐sociality, shift focus from fear to disgust, argue that Sexual Entertainment Venues (SEVs) are opposed on basis moral judgments reflect distinctions both class gender. Drawing documentary analysis, survey results interview data collected during guided walks, detail concerns voiced those anxious about presence lap dance or striptease clubs their town city, notion they ‘lower tone’ particular streets neighbourhoods. Our conclusion opposition expressed part an attempt police boundaries respectable masculinities femininities, marginalizing producers sexual entertainment through ‘speech acts’ which identify unruly, vulgar uncivilized. These findings considered light ongoing debates concerning relations morality, respectability disgust.